Shoot the Piano Player
François Truffaut, Brilliant Director Who Gave You the Award Winning "The 400 Blows", Now Brings to the Screen a Fascinating New Work That Plays in Many Keys...All of Them Delightful!
Tirez sur le pianiste (1960)
Timing:
1:25 (85 min)
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7.447/10
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22000
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Budget
$1 000 000
Revenue
$20 615
Director
Actors
Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier, Serge Davri, Claude Mansard, Richard Kanayan, Albert Rémy, Jean-Jacques Aslanian, Daniel Boulanger
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.
What's left behind the scenes
- Since no studio wanted to finance this project, François Truffaut and his team shot the film on the fly on the streets of Paris. The script was frequently rewritten during filming, and the finale involved whichever actors were available at the time.
- When the heroes are in the car with the kidnappers, a truck with the logo of the magazine «Cahiers du Cinema» passes by. Before becoming a director, François Truffaut worked there as a film critic.
- The film's screenplay was based on the novel “Down There” (1956) by American writer David Goodis.
- Filming took place from November 30, 1959, to January 22, 1960, in Paris, Levallois-Perret, and Grenoble.
- As Lena and Sharli walk home from work, the shadow of the camera can be seen on their coats.
- When the heroes are driving in a car with the kidnappers, a truck with the logo of 'Cahiers du Cinema' magazine passes by. Before becoming a director, François Truffaut worked there as a film critic.
- The film's screenplay was based on the 1956 novel 'Down There' by American writer David Goodis.
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